{"id":89198,"date":"2024-12-20T12:58:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T11:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=89198"},"modified":"2024-12-20T12:58:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T11:58:36","slug":"forgottensong-grapple-with-a-difficult-subject-in-folk-rock-track-city-of-thieves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2024\/12\/forgottensong-grapple-with-a-difficult-subject-in-folk-rock-track-city-of-thieves\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgottensong Grapple With A Difficult Subject In Folk Rock Track, &#8216;City Of Thieves&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Based in Barcelona, Spain, Forgottensong investigate a world of deception and prejudice in their new single, &#8216;City Of Thieves&#8217;, and match their observations to music that serves to amplify the poetry of their lyrics.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a powerfulness that never has to be loud to be heard, Forgottensong allows their ideas set the tempo, whether they be compositional, sonic, and conceptual. 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